Where Have I Been???

So I haven't put anything up here lately. Not because I haven't wanted to, but because I have been feeling like hell. No, this isn't a bad case of food poisoning or uncontrollable homesickness. It isn't even some tropical disease picked up from wandering in the jungle without proper shoes on, quite the contrary. I started taking the anti-malarial drug Mefloquine (Lariam) for my upcoming visit to Sri Lanka and had some severe side effects that rendered me pretty much worthless for a couple of days. Apparently this drug has a history of doing that. I am feeling better now, so no worries.